How To Install libmetis-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetis-doc on Debian 9.
What is libmetis-doc
libmetis-doc is:
METIS is a set of serial programs for partitioning graphs, partitioning finite element meshes, and producing fill reducing orderings for sparse matrices. The algorithms implemented in METIS are based on the multilevel recursive-bisection, multilevel k-way, and multi-constraint partitioning schemes. The package contains examples and documentation.
There are three methods to install libmetis-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmetis-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmetis-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmetis-doc
Install libmetis-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmetis-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmetis-doc
Install libmetis-doc Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmetis-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmetis-doc
How To Uninstall libmetis-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libmetis-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmetis-doc
Uninstall libmetis-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmetis-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmetis-doc
Remove libmetis-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libmetis-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmetis-doc
Remove libmetis-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmetis-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmetis-doc
Dependencies
libmetis-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetis-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.